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# aria

noun (an aria, arias)

«aria» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An aria is a song for one singer in an opera, usually long and full of feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#m1)
2. An aria can also be a slow, tuneful piece of music like such a song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#m2)

### In the lessons

In music lessons it is an example of solo singing in opera, often by a soprano or tenor, showing what a character feels. In everyday life it appears in concerts and films. Aria is also a girl's name.

### Examples

- The singer's aria made the audience cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x1)
- Mozart wrote many famous arias. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x2)
- In the opera, the queen sings an angry aria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x3)
- We listened to an aria in music class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x4)
- An aria is sung by one person, not a choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x5)
- My big sister practises a short aria for her singing exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/#x6)

### Note

Countable: an aria, arias. Pronounced «AH-ree-a». Comes from the Italian word for «air» or «tune». Not the same as «area» (a space or the size of a surface).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «aria» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aria/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aria» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aria.html) on Mova free.